The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-26
PROHIBITION.
The Philosophy, the Morality aud the
Religion OF Prohibition Judge ,.
g. walker on the Question.

man has ever been most sacredly
guarded aud protected. and free trade
could only be interiercd with for pur.
poses OF revenue. These cardinal
virtues or the party are clearly trscea-
be back to Magma Charta, the foun-
datiUn of English aud American lib
erty. 1t Is lamcntably true these
cardinal virtues of the party have
been. in latter days cncroacbed upon,
still. they have not been abandoned
by the party aud are still cherished
bv those who from love Of liberty
look beneath the surface tor the sub
stratum OF power aud right of legisla-
ton. over half century untram-
meied democracy has had its sway III
Texas The tree of liberty planted by
Austin's colony in Texas has grown
to maturity aud sent out its branches
covering the broad eXpanse OF the
empire of Texas. 1t has yielded its
fruits upon which the little colony
fed until they have grown to
be mighty and happy people.
Its fruit has proven to be wholesome
and nutritious as shown Uy the in
crease OF numbers and the develop.
mcnt OF the rich treasures stored
away here for man by the God of ma
turc. And as further shown by the
high mental aud moral development
OF its people Thus far we have been
happy and prosperous people -
duly rcvercncing tod, duly appre-
ciating religion auG morality, and
more than ever guarding the sanctity
of home, the nursery OF all virtue.
But now the stability of the bible and
the sanctity of our homes are threat
ened By the over zeal of some of our
best people who say to the balance OF
the people YOU must not make wine
OF your grapes, because some of you
get drunk. This is ssurlaCo view. We
reply God planted \ vineyard and
caused the vines to grow aud bring
forth grapes, and from the grapes
God made wine and drank IL aud
gave it to his followers TO drink, some
OF whom got drunk. He rebuked
the drunkard for his excess, his glut-
teny, but he did not interfere with
those who like himself used the wine
temperately, nor did the Father or
son ever intimate that wine in and of
itself was All evil. but to the
contrary they both ever spoke aud
treated of wine a. one of the three
choicest bles sings conferred upon
man by them-"corn, wine and oil"
The over Jealous prohibitionists wish
to restrict the use of grapes rs food,
~ they are culled from the vinG--Or
the grapes may be pressed and the
Juice drank before fermcntation-but
aud my family cannot consume the
huudredth part of my grape crop III
these two modes then what is to be
done with the other ninety nine parts
OF my crop! suppose press the
grnpc--must | and my family be
guilty. of gluttony IA order to save the
Juice from waste; Would not the
gluttony IN such case he rs disastrous
to health and happiness as to got
drunk on the wiuct Would not this
gluttony he the identical sin rebuked
by Christ; Again, suppose and my
family got sick of too much fresh
iucc aud we have no desire for uice
tor several days leaving the upcom-
sumcd part in the barrel, AMI while
We are recovering from ne dcbHuch.
GOd, by the natural process OF ter.
mentation. turns what Juice was left
into wine-wC again drink and find il
iar, better than the fresh Juice both in
taste and health, because the impuri-
ties nave been thrown oil by this nat
ural distillation; now by this accident
we have learned great process
of nature by which we get rid
OF the impurities OF the vine
and get pure wine. And by u colt
tlnuatiOn of this same process OF ter
mcntatiou. alcohol IL eliminated from
the wine aud thereby we get next TO
the most useful liquid element,
known in Gods abratory, alcohol.
Now cod made the vine to produce
grapes, God made the fermentation
to produce the wine and alcohol.
Then it 1t bG a sin or crime to make alec
hol, it il equally sin or crime to make
vino and equally sin or crime TO
make or grow grapes, God being the
author or maker of all, then he is the
sinner or criminal and If God be
subject TO this charge then he cannot
be the all wise, good and omnipitcnt
God that christians claim for him.
1 he be all wise good and omnipi.
tent then We ARE forced TO the con-
clusion that there is no sin or crime in
growing grapes or making WINE and
alcohol and If So then there is no sin
or crime in the use OF them as taught
by precept and example, "be Va
temperate in all things,' Drink no
longer water but use a little wine for
thy stomachs sake and thine often
infermaties.' How can one be temper
ate in tine use of thing when h,
never uses it at all. Total abstinence il
one extreme and gluttony and drunk
enness is the other extreme. While
temperance is the happy, godlik,
mean between the two. Here anC
here only do we follow tn,
the footsteps of God Almighty, from
whom all blessings flow. How can I
son be held good and dutiful sol
when he refuses in toto the blessing
rendered him by his father
And if the above precepts be the in
splred will of God TO man AMI ii Il
be true as said of Christ that he wa,
VINE bibber, how can christians bt
prohibitionistsgy How can they bt
followers of Christ when they Oh the